Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper

Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper

Paroxya clavuligera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Everglades National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

15 Verified sightings at Everglades National Park From 2019 to 2026
20 In all 2 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper

Paroxya clavuligera, the olive-green swamp grasshopper, is a species of spur-throated grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in the southern and eastern United States. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper in Everglades National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 496 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper in Everglades National Park?

April–July and November–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper in Everglades National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and August–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Everglades National Park the best place to see an Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper?

Among the best

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Olive-Green Swamp Grasshopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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